Appellate court rules that 120-day shot clock applies even though Huntington Beach is a charter city. 

It won't affect everywhere in the state. But most metro areas with rail or bus rapid transit service will have to grapple with the new law. 

The bill takes significant land use authority around major transit stops away from cities and counties. Here's how it will work -- and how local governments need to prepare.

Stakeholders who seek more affordable housing deal a setback to Sacramento Railyards mega-development 

A judge found SB 9 unconstitutional for charter cities. But an appellate court has now said the same argument doesn't apply to general law cities. 

The "Our Neighbor Voices" effort, which began in North County San Diego, would call for a constitutional amendment returning most land use power to local governments. 

The city had denied the project, claiming it was inconsistent with the general plan. But the judge, a former city council member, said the inconsistency was not identified during the "shot clock" period under the Housing Accountability Act.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed major infill housing reform with the budget, meaning the changes take place immediately. But on the non-residential side, it's still "Swiss-cheese CEQA," and there's no relief for greenfield proejcts. 

The First District Court of Appeal published a ruling that favored the City of Eureka over opponents of an affordable housing project downtown. The city had separated the surplusing of the land from the selection of the affordable housing developer. 

Environmentalists, unions force Wiener to back off of SB 607. It's unclear what the final bill will look like.